Nitish Kumar will take oath again as the chief minister of Bihar on Thursday at 5 pm after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) handed over to Bihar Governor, Keshari Nath Tripathi extending support for forming the next government.
Kumar would be sworn-in as chief minister of Bihar for the sixth time.
“BJP has decided to support Nitish Kumar as chief minister,” said senior Bihar BJP leader, Sushil Kumar Modi on Wednesday evening. “Legislators of NDA constituents and JD(U) will meet and elect Nitish Kumar as their leader; the BJP will be part of the new Bihar government.”
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Earlier, Kumar tendered his resignation on Wednesday evening to Tripathi following a meeting of JD(U) MLAs, in which the latter reportedly endorsed his decision to quit.
